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The danger of false medications
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San José, Costa Rica. July, 2015.
The consumption of false medications represents a health risk for the patient, since these do not guarantee the therapeutical effectiveness for the treatment of specific diseases. Additionally, this does not offer security when used so that they could lead you to your death.
According to Dr. Mariana Somarriba Salas, pharmacist of the Clínica Bíblica Hospital, “false medications are manufactured in ways that are not adequate; generally do not comply with quality parameters and standards that guarantee the consumer the desired effect to treat a certain pathology, so that they represent a danger.”
A false medication that does not comply with the necessary characteristics to have its proper effect on treatments, may even cause that badly treated diseases spread, for example, those caused by virus, bacteria and fungi.
In case you consume them by mistake, you should consult a physician to be examined and if possible undergo blood tests. Also, you can call the national intoxications center and if necessary, take the product to be chemically analyzed.
False medications are products with incorrect ingredients, without active principles, with insufficient active principles or with false packaging.
For your safety, always check:
- That the tradename (logo) and the active principle is clearly observed
- Safety seal should be intact
- There should be no inscriptions or legends that say it is a medical sample
- The expiration date, the lot and sanitary registry should be read clearly, and not observed as blurry.
- Labels should be the usual ones that do not show differences in color, lettering, etc.
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Super foods or functional foods have become more and more popular so they are easy to find in supermarkets, macrobiotic shops, agricultural fairs or exhibitions for organic products, and even the internet.
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In case of doubts, it is better to take the medication to a pharmacy to consult with the pharmacist.
The Clínica Bíblica Hospital patient can feel safe since the distribution center (CEDI), complies with all the requirements of the BPAD standard of the Ministry of Health of Costa Rica.
This standard requests procedures that ensure the quality of the products from their arrival in the hospital through the distributor, up to the respective dispensation in the pharmacies, which in addition comply with enablement standards.
Also, the hospital has the recertification of the Joint Commission International, which includes among its purposes, the safety of the patient.
For further information or for requesting medical attention, please call the number 2522-1000, or write to the email citas@clinicabiblica.com or contact us via chat at the website: www.clinicabiblica.com.
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